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Men's Hoops Lands No. 4 Seed, Draws North Texas in SBC Tourney
2/26/2012 7:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Bracket | Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt Tournament Results
The Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team is seeded fourth and will face North Texas in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament, the league office announced Sunday evening.
Louisiana (16-14, 10-6 Sun Belt) and North Texas (16-13, 9-7 Sun Belt) are scheduled to meet on Sunday, March 4 at 6:15 p.m., at the Convention Center Court in Hot Springs, Ark.
The Cajuns and Mean Green will be meeting for the third time this season. UL swept the season series claiming a 64-62 victory at the Cajundome on Jan. 25 behind a 19-point outburst from Bryant Mbamalu and with a strong defensive effort, which held NT to a season-low 29 percent shooting, claimed a 57-53 victory in Denton on Feb. 18.
It's the second meeting between the two schools in the SBC Tournament. In the only previous meeting, NT eliminated UL from the 2007 event with a 93-78 win in a first round game held in Denton.
Top seeds and divisional champions Middle Tennessee and UALR highlight the field of 11 member institutions for the tournament that will be held March 3-6 in Hot Springs, Ark.
UALR and MT along with Denver, Louisiana and North Texas earned byes into the quarterfinals of the tournament championship.
The first round and the quarterfinals of the championship will take place March 3 and 4 with the league utilizing a two court system as games will be played in Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. The semifinals and championship game will be played exclusively in Summit Arena.
The first round games can be viewed exclusively on www.sunbeltsports.org as SBC Extra will webcast those games. The quarterfinal games taking place in Summit Arena will be aired on the Sun Belt Network, while the Convention Center Court quarterfinals will be shown on SBC Extra. Both semifinal matchups will be aired on the Sun Belt Network with the championship match being broadcast nationally on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. CT.
Tickets for the tournament are available through www.ticketmaster.com and the Summit Arena box office (501.620.5003).
SUN BELT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, March 3
Game 1 - No. 6 South Alabama vs. No. 11 Troy - 6:00 p.m. (Summit Arena)
Game 2 - No. 8 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 9 Arkansas State - 6:15 p.m. (Convention Center Court)
Game 3 - No. 7 Western Kentucky vs. No. 10 FIU - 8:30 p.m. (Summit Arena)
Sunday, March 4
Game 4 - No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. Winner Game 2 - 6:00 p.m. (Sun Belt Network - Summit Arena)
Game 5 - No. 4 Louisiana vs. No. 5 North Texas - 6:15 p.m. (Convention Center Court)
Game 6 - No. 2 UALR vs. Winner Game 3 - 8:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network - Summit Arena)
Game 7 - No. 3 Denver vs. Winner Game 1 - 8:45 p.m. (Convention Center Court)
Monday, March 5
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 - 6:00 p.m. (Sun Belt Network - Summit Arena)
Game 9 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7 - 8:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network - Summit Arena)
Tuesday, March 6
Championship Game - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 - 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2 – Summit Arena)
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